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This was one of those highly acclaimed and raved about books I had been meaning to read for a very long time. I was given it by my housemate who bought it at a garage sale down the road for 50 cents. He was very pleased with himself how little it cost. While appreciating the present, it was one of those occasions where you kinda didn't want to know how little was spent on you, no matter the bargain It has sat on my shelf since then, trying to lure me to read it to see if it was worth 50 cents.
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Some of the most readable historic non-fiction that I have read. More of a documentary than a novel, Jung Chang tells the story of three women in 20th Century China: her grandmother's, her mother's and her own.
A wonderful social history of China under Mao, it is full of terrible cruelty, but at the same time enormous courage, resilience and hope.
It is interesting to me to note that Western Historians were duped by communist propaganda, as were many of the leaders in China. The detailed descripti ...more
A wonderful social history of China under Mao, it is full of terrible cruelty, but at the same time enormous courage, resilience and hope.
It is interesting to me to note that Western Historians were duped by communist propaganda, as were many of the leaders in China. The detailed descripti ...more
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